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MFA Financial Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (MFA)

NEW YORK (
TheStreet) --
MFA Financial (NYSE:
MFA) hit a new 52-week low Monday as it is currently trading at $7, below its previous 52-week low of $7.01 with 2.9 million shares traded as of 10:52 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 5.2 million shares over the past 30 days.

MFA Financial has a market cap of $2.6 billion and is part of the
financial sector and
real estate industry. Shares are down 11.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

MFA Financial, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), primarily invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that include hybrid and adjustable-rate MBS. The company has a P/E ratio of 7.6, below the average real estate industry P/E ratio of eight and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

TheStreet Ratings rates MFA Financial as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including generally poor debt management and disappointing return on equity. You can view the full
MFA Financial Ratings Report.